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WBO 140-pound titleholder Ruslan Provodnikov was ringside for Juan Manuel Marquez’s win over Mike Alvarado last Saturday, close enough to make comparisons to his own 10th-round stoppage of Alvarado in October 2013.

Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado spoke to the media after their hard and entertaining fight at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on May 17. Marquez, who scored a unanimous decision, was humble in victory. Alvarado was gracious in defeat. Marquez also spoke about a fifth bout with Manny Pacquiao.

Juan Manuel Marquez was the black sheep in the Mexican triumvirate that included Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales but has outlasted the others and emerged as the enduring star, which he proved once again with a dominant decision over Mike Alvarado.

Juan Manuel Marquez turned in a performance befitting his return to The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where he first made his name in the 1990s, on Saturday. Marquez got up from a knockdown to outclass and outfight Mike Alvarado to an entertaining unanimous decision.

The best thing about fights that go the distance is that they give us 12 rounds of Naoki Fukuda’s photos to choose from. The worst thing is that they give us 12 rounds of Naoki Fukuda’s photos to choose from.

Tall, lanky Ukrainian Viktor Postol stopped Selcuk Aydin at 2:52 of the 11th round of a junior welterweight fight on the Juan Manuel Marquez-Mike Alvarado card to solidify his position as the WBC’s No. 1-ranked contender.

Two-time Mexican Olympian and undefeated featherweight prospect Oscar Valdez spoke to RingTV.com about his fight on the Marquez-Alvarado undercard, his amateur career, growing up in Nogales, and his pro goals and dreams.

HBO’s 15-minute “Road To the Marquez-Alvarado” airs tonight at 12:45 a.m. ET/PT in advance of the May 17 welterweight clash between four-division titlewinner Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

Juan Manuel Marquez returns to the venue that introduced him to U.S. fans, The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., when he takes on Mike Alvarado on May 17. Marquez says a wins puts him in position to make history. Alvarado seeks redemption vs. the Mexican legend.

A deal is done for a Juan Manuel Marquez-Mike Alvarado bout on May 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., the winner of which will be the mandatory challenger to the winner of Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao II on April 12.

Juan Manuel Marquez is close to accepting “an all-action fight” at 147-pounds against Mike Alvarado on May 17 that will “be bombs away right at the first bell,” Marquez’s Mexico-based promoter Fernando Beltran told RingTV.com on Tuesday.